Senate Bill S1835

2021-2022 Legislative Session

The Anthony Amoros Law; relates to disclosure of airbag defects for certain vehicles

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S1835 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4731
2019-2020: S1631

2021-S1835 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure of a missing or non-functional airbag for certain vehicles at resale or auction.

2021-S1835 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1835
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BOYLE, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, PARKER, PERSAUD
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to missing or
   non-functioning airbags in certain vehicles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anthony
 Amoros Law".
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section  23  of  the  general  business  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  (1)  NO  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  WHICH  HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER
 SEPTEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN,  SHALL  BE  SOLD  BY  AN
 AUTOMOBILE AUCTIONEER UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS DISCLOSED TO THE BUYER WHETH-
 ER  THE  VEHICLE IS MISSING AN INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONTAINS A
 NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IF THE VEHICLE  IS  MISSING
 AN  INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONTAINS A NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE DISCLOSURE OF THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE'S  INFLATA-
 BLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM  SHALL BE MADE BY THE AUCTIONEER (I) IN A WRITTEN
 DISCLOSURE MADE IN NOT LESS THAN TEN-POINT BOLD FACE TYPE AND  APPEARING
 ON  THE FRONT OF THE SALES CONTRACT, RECEIPT, INVOICE, OR OTHER DOCUMENT
 USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE  THAT  SHALL  SET  FORTH
 WHETHER  THE  VEHICLE  IS  MISSING  AN  INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM OR
 CONTAINS A NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM;  AND  (II)  BY
 AFFIXING  A  CONSPICUOUS  SIGN TO THE WINDSHIELD OF EACH VEHICLE OFFERED
 FOR SALE, SOLD OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION PRIOR  TO  AUCTION  THAT
 SHALL  DISCLOSE  THAT  THE  VEHICLE  EITHER  IS  MISSING  AN  INFLATABLE
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR  CONTAINS  A  NON-FUNCTIONING  INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT
 SYSTEM.
   (2)  RECEIPT OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY
 BAR, PRECLUDE OR FORECLOSE ANY ACTION FOR PERSONAL  INJURY  OR  WRONGFUL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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